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Fountain, (sculpture). Artist:  Amateis, Edmond, 1897-1981, sculptor. Title:  Fountain, (sculpture). Dates:  ca. 1928. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Fountain: stone; Base: stone and concrete. Dimensions:  Fountain: approx. 15 x 8 x 8 ft.; Each fountain figure: approx. H. 4 ft. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Carved stone fountain with eight chubby nude children circling top of an octagonal shaft at center of fountain. It has a Gothic quality in its portrayal of chubby children, fish and animals. Each child holds something--musical instrument, blanket, scroll. There is a squirrel eating a nut beside one child's foot and bird at the foot of another child. Eight fish head spouts ring the very top of the shaft as well as the top lower portion of the shaft. Subject:  Children Object -- Musical Instrument Animal -- Bird Animal -- Squirrel Object Type:  Fountain Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Pittsburgh, Citiparks, Department of Public Works, 611 Second Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222 Located Mellon Park, Near garden center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985. Evert, Marilyn, "Discovering Pittsburgh's Sculpture," Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1983, pg. 287. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, PA0229, 1989. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995. Illustration:  Image on file. Evert, Marilyn, "Discovering Pittsburgh's Sculpture," Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1983, pg. 316. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS 76004836   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 76004836 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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